LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Luis Suarez has been told to expect a verdict next week in his appeal against a FIFA ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup.

The Uruguay and Barcelona forward signed autographs for young fans waiting outside the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a six-hour hearing Friday, then left in a car without speaking to reporters.

Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez is surrounded by fans after he pleaded his case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to halve his four-month FIFA ban for biting on August 8, 2014 in Lausanne. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

CAS said Suarez gave a statement in court. He is trying to persuade a three-man judging panel to reduce his ban of four months from all football activity, along with nine Uruguay matches in official competitions.

The panel “informed the parties that it will issue its decision as soon as possible, probably before the end of next week.”

Luis Suarez appears to bite Giorgio Chiellini during the Italy-Uruguay match at the World Cup in Brazil on Tuesday, June 24, 2014.